July 21st, 2007
Music history buffs should stay home next Saturday to catch SBS’s fantastic new series, Great Australian Albums. It will screen each Saturday night at 8:30 pm.
Taking its cues from the UK’s fantastic Classic Albums series, the programs will chart the progression of Aussie music by focusing on four landmark albums from four different decades.
The series [...]
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July 21st, 2007
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Missy Higgins is packing up her piano and heading for the bright lights of L.A.
While in Los Angeles, Missy plans to play a number of industry showcases and attend meetings designed to get her music used in U.S. movies and television programs.
All this networking will no doubt [...]
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July 20th, 2007
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Fans still reeling over the ticket prices announced for The Police’s Australian tour have one more reason to be disgruntled. The band has elected to auction selected seats in the first five rows of the Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The practice [...]
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July 20th, 2007
After impressing fans and critics in Australia, indie trio The Beautiful Girls are set to do the same in the United States. The band will release their latest album, Ziggurats, in America on September 18.
The Beautiful Girls have created a truly unique sound, through their love of jazz, reggae, rock, and country. Renowned for their [...]
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July 19th, 2007
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The ARIA Hall of Fame just got a little more crowded, with six acts awarded the honour last night in Melbourne. Australian musical masters joined some of the hottest new talent to celebrate the new inductees.
Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Mitchell duetted with disco diva and [...]
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July 19th, 2007
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Nick Cave fans are in for a real treat this October. Australia’s Prince of Darkness will return home for a double-header tour, which fittingly kicks off in Melbourne on Friday the 13th.
Nick will perform solo and Bad Seeds hits behind a grand piano during the first half [...]
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July 18th, 2007
We’ve been waiting to hear for a while, but now it’s official - The Police will head Down Under this summer.
Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers will kick off the Australian leg of their world tour at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on January 22. From there they’ll visit Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.
If the reports coming [...]
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July 18th, 2007
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Shannon Noll is the latest face of Australian poker, but his new pin-up status has been criticised by anti-gambling experts.
Dr Matthew Rockloff from the Central Queensland University says Shannon’s spruiking could have a detrimental effect on his teen fans.
However, Nollsy insists poker is just a [...]
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July 17th, 2007
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After Silverchair’s embarrassing performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, you could be forgiven for thinking the Aussie rock trio has lost their touch.
However, it seems that lead singer Daniel Johns is suffering from a bad case of laryngitis, which has [...]
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July 17th, 2007
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The AFL Grand Final will receive a dose of rock cred when homegrown heroes Jet perform.
The band will be super busy, performing before the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, then providing post-match entertainment at Centre Square.
“Somehow Jet have earned a reputation for enjoying a night out, so [...]
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